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"Blake walked in on me reading one last week and had a panic attack before I told him I was reading it for you. It was so funny." She laughs, and we do too.

"I didn't know he had been reading up on pregnancy," I muse with a small smile.

"Oh yeah, he keeps bringing up random baby facts in nearly every conversation. Elliot looks bored out of his mind," she sayswith a laugh.

Allie snorts with laughter and then messages someone on her phone.

"I have to go, but I’ll be back tomorrow morning,"she tells me.

"Is everything okay? You look worried," I say, noticing the frown on Allie’s face.

"It’s nothing." She glances away from me as she says it, and I turn to see Izzy is watching her closely, too.

"Okay, well, I'll see you tomorrow," I say, pulling her in for a brief hug.

Izzy and Allie talk for a second before they hug goodbye, and Izzy comes back to sit next to me.

"So, how are you and Blake?" I ask, noticing how her whole face lights up at the mention of his name.

"I couldn't be more in love if I tried." She smiles.

"How about you and my brother?" she asks gently, but only an idiot would miss the protectiveness in her voice. I know it's a warning not to hurt him, or I’ll have her to deal with.

"I love him, and I plan to have a future with him," I tell her, running my hands over my belly. Feeling a kick, I quickly grab Izzy’s hand, placing it on my bump so she can feel the kicks.

"Hey, little nephew," she says with a cheeky grin, looking so much like Sebastian.

"Uncle Blake and I are going to spoil you." She smiles at me.

"I think he might be a little spoiled by all of his uncles and aunties," I say.

“He will be, I’ve already bought all those clothes I sent you pics of and put them at your house.” She smiles.

“Seb told me you were over at our place a lot, I remember something about Blake watching vampire shows all the time.” I giggle, and Izzy snorts in laughter.

“The Vampire Diaries. I love the show, and Blake is trying to catch up to where I am, without too many people seeing. Don’t say anything, but I saw Elliot watching it with Blake the other day. They are total geeks.” She winks at me, and I laugh.

“I might have to watch it. I’ve wanted to watch thatTwilightfilm for a while now.” I laugh.

"Hey, how are my two favourite girls?" Seb asks, walking in and carrying a tray with what looks like a roast dinner and chocolate cake. He also has a bag, which he sets on my table with my favourite iced tea bottle sticking out.

"You remembered that I'm craving it," I say, blushing.

"I never forget anything about you." He winks."What movies do you have then?" Seb asks, moving the wall TV and turning it on as I start eating.

“It’s thatTwilightfilm, a girl’s got to love a man that sparkles,” Izzy says.

Izzy winks at me as she puts the film on. I laugh as Seb looks between us, confused, but eventually just gives up to watch the vampire movie.

I fall asleep happily, somewhere in the middle of the film, dreaming of perfect vampires.

Chapter 10

Sebastian

"Now, my sons, I have a little game for you both to play."

My father grins at me and Elliot. I hate that fucking nickname he uses for us: ‘my sons’– total bullshit. Neither one of us wants to play his fucking games, but what choice do we have? The man doesn't give us one, Harley is nowhere to be seen, and I have no idea where Luke is. That's probably for the best, but I can't help Elliot now.We are outside an old building full of shady-looking apartments; they look so bad I don’t even want to get out of the car.

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